Course Objectives & Requirements:
Based on language resources that students already have, this course further develops students’ competence and confidence in coping with variety of listening tasks with appropriate listening skills; and as well provides opportunities for improving expressive proficiency & communicative efficiency.
The learning objectives of this unit are:
ü To grasp the essential skills of good listening—such as prediction, taking notes, repeating, doing summaries, taking exams, and retelling, etc.
ü To improve students’ communicative competence and expressive ability in academic environment
ü To lay a solid foundation for students’ sound development of linguistic intuition
ü To understand foreign culture and custom
ü To convey Chinese culture and custom to foreigners
ü To learn self-management and promote learning motivation
ü Students are also expected to listen to English radio programs and other English materials after class. Homework should be finished in time and written reports are required irregularly.
Course Contents:
Unit One: Happy Family Life
v Warming up
v All you need is love?
v First meetings
v A Valentine story
Unit Two: Shaping and Reshaping Personally
v Warming up
v Self-esteem
v How to deal with depression and anger?
v Short talks on listening skills
Unit Three: All Can Succeed
v Warming up
v The road to success
v Good better best
v Language study and language appreciation
Unit Four Creative Minds
v Warming up
v Scientists of the millennium (I)
v Scientists of the millennium (II)
v Short talks on listening skills
Unit Five: Leisure Time
v Warming up
v Mozart’s music still alive today
v The man with the horn
v Bank Holiday DIY
Unit Six: Everybody Can Help the Environment
v Warming up
v Campaign California Re-Leaf
v PBS—a biodegradable plastic product
v Short talks on listening skills
Unit Seven: News I: Disasters
v Warming up
v News items
v Torrential storms in Kenya
v Language study and language appreciation
Unit Eight: News II: Health
v Warming up
v Hand washing
v Lifestyle & environmental factors vs cancers
v Doctors on the Internet
Credits: 2
